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U.S. Team Gains Three Extra Runners for Half-Marathon

3/25/2026

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World Athletics allowed the United States to enter three additional runners in the women's half-marathon at the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen.
An incident at the USA Track & Field Half Marathon Championships led runners off course by a guide vehicle.
Jess McClain, Emma Grace Hurley, and Ednah Kurgat finished ninth, twelfth, and thirteenth.
The U.S. team will have four scoring and three non-scoring athletes.

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World Athletics allowed the United States to enter three additional runners in the women's half-marathon at the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen.
An incident at the USA Track & Field Half Marathon Championships led runners off course by a guide vehicle.
Jess McClain, Emma Grace Hurley, and Ednah Kurgat finished ninth, twelfth, and thirteenth.
The U.S. team will have four scoring and three non-scoring athletes.